Mörbylånga

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Mörbylånga
Mörbylånga coat of arms
Sweden Kalmar location map.svg
Mörbylånga
Mörbylånga
Localization of squid in Sweden
State : Sweden
Province  (län): Kalmar Lan
Historical Province (landskap): Öland
Municipality  : Mörbylånga
Coordinates : 56 ° 32 '  N , 16 ° 23'  E Coordinates: 56 ° 32 '  N , 16 ° 23'  E
SCB code : 2344
Status: Crime scene
Residents : 1824 (December 31, 2015)
Area : 2.28 km²
Population density : 800 inhabitants / km²
List of perpetrators in Kalmar County

Mörbylånga is a place ( Tatort ) on the Swedish island of Öland in the province of Kalmar län and the historic province of Öland. The main town of the municipality of the same name is only the second largest town in the municipality, as it is surpassed by Färjestaden in terms of area and population.

history

The port of Mörbylånga
Mörbylånga Church

The oldest relics in history are the passage graves of Resmo east of Mörbylånga and the castle of Bårby south of the village .

In 1820 Mörbylånga received the status of a free minority town (köping ). This status was abolished when Mörbylånga Municipality was established in 1952. Previously, the place had made great efforts to obtain city rights. This is particularly evident in the design of the site. At the beginning of the 20th century, a boulevard ( esplanades) was laid from the port through the town.

For a long time Mörbylånga was connected to Kalmar by steamboats, which had a positive effect on the development of the place. However, population growth has stagnated since the 1950s.

economy

In the early 1990s, the sugar factory, which had been the town's largest employer until then, was shut down. Today Mörbylånga's economy is characterized by tourism, agriculture and other food industries. Many residents also commute to work in Kalmar.

Personalities

The Swedish painter Johann Kinnerus (1705–1759) and the actor and director Manne Göthson (1879–1933) were born in Mörbylånga.

Per Ekström (1844–1935), Swedish landscape painter, died in Mörbylånga.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2015 (database query)